Martin, George R.R., and Wild Cards Trust. Wild CardsWhat if: In 1946, a genetically-tailored virus from outer space was released in
Earth's stratosphere, killing many but giving super powers to others.Summary: The many effects of the virus during the ensuing decades as
super-heroes and super-villains appear all over the world. Curiously,
history isn't altered all that much.Series note: Long-time ongoing series of books, with as of early 2017, volumes one
through 27 published or announced. Most are either edited or co-authored by
Martin, but volume X gives sole cover credit to Melinda M. Snodgrass,
volume XII to Victor Milan, and volume XVII to John J. Miller. (Note that
due to change of publishers partway through the series, the cover numbering
of volumes resets.) There are related comic book mini-series, one by
Gregory Wright and Nelson Yomtov and another by Daniel Abraham and Eric
Battle. There are also three role-playing sourcebooks for the GURPS
role-playing game system, John J. Miller's GURPS Wild Cards, Kevin
Andrew Murphy's GURPS Aces Abroad, and John J. Miller's Wild Cards: A
Mutants & Masterminds Campaign Setting.Comments: Although called "mosaic novels," these volumes may be considered
shared-world anthologies. However, individual entries for each story are
not included in this bibliography. Within the overall series, plotlines are
structured in (typically) groups of three volumes.Web link:Wild Cards

Martin, George R.R. (ed.). Wild Cards: Card SharksDivergence: 1946 CESeries note: Thirteenth volume in the Wild Cards series.Comments: Due to a change in publisher, this is first marketed as "Book I of a
New Cycle". Volume numbers previously included on covers of the series
titles were dropped.Published: Baen 1993 (0671721593BUY).

Wright, Gregory, and Nelson Yomtov (eds.). Wild CardsSeries note: Comic book graphic novel set in George R.R. Martin's
Wild Cards universe, apparently fitting in
between Wild Cards V: Down and Dirty and Wild Cards VI: Ace in the Hole.Comments: Issue 1 of the four comics was edited by Wright and the other three by
Yomtov. Writing credit is given to various authors who wrote short stories
for the books.Published: Four issue comic book mini-series, Epic Comics 1990. —
Collected in one-volume, Epic Comics 1991 (0871357887BUY).